Tis the season to be jolly right?

According to Thesaurus.com 

Jolly is: 

Main Entry:	bright
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	cheerful
Synonyms:	alert, animated, gay, genial, glad, happy, jolly , joyful, joyous, keen, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, sanguine, spirited, sprightly, vivacious
Antonyms:	depressed, depressing, doleful, dreary, gloomy, unhappy

Last week I watched a play about God being the Spirit of Christmas and then on Sunday my pastor did a sermon on Joy. I get it I truly do but I am just having a hard time being cheerful lately.In summary: Finances,Searching for a Job. Both of which are discouraging I get so many employers telling me they aren't hiring and even though that may be true I take it as a rejection because I have a huge self esteem problem. No matter how much I lose or how much make up I put on I feel so ugly. Im good at having confidence when I go in for interviews and fill out applications personality wise but im always afraid on the inside that im too fat or too ugly for some jobs. Maybe thats one of the reasons why I was so focused on finding a boyfriend since my ex i miss being called pretty. I am really trying to get over my issues with the way I look but its not easy. I never have and never will I judge others by their looks but when it comes to myself I judge myself harshly. If only I could see what God saw in me when he created me in his image. Maybe I should pray about that more. 

Anyways, back to the topic of being Jolly come to think of it I dont really know too many people that are around this time of year. We have days and moments but really shouldnt we be jolly more? Tis the season to be Jolly right? I think we are still way to centered around earthly things instead of what Christmas is really about:Jesus! instead I see a Commercialized Christmas : Focused on gifts, Money,Presents, food, and decorating I could keep on going but why bother lol you get the point. Christmas is about a baby that was born named Jesus and he was given to a young  virgin girl named Mary and He is the greatest gift and he is our King!

You! Me! US! We need to remember the real season for the Season! Lets Pray!

Dear Lord, 

Their are many today suffering from Finances,Being Homeless,Starving, Grieving, Broken relationships and so on. Help us to remember through all of our hard times that  you are and always will be the reason for the season. I am guilty of losing sight of this time and time again its not that I forget but that earthly things are broadcasted more than you are. Their are certian places that cant even say Merry Christmas becasue your sons name is in it.I pray that we would all remember you more than the Commercialism. Without you we wouldnt be here. Happy birthday Jesus! May we be jolly once again because of your gift.

Amen

New Century Version (NCV)

Luke 2

The Birth of Jesus

 ¹ At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order that all people in the countries under Roman rule must list their names in a register.² This was the first registration;^[a] it was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.³ And all went to their own towns to be registered.

 ⁴ So Joseph left Nazareth, a town in Galilee, and went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, known as the town of David. Joseph went there because he was from the family of David.⁵ Joseph registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged^[b] and who was now pregnant.⁶ While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for Mary to have the baby, ⁷ and she gave birth to her first son. Because there were no rooms left in the inn, she wrapped the baby with pieces of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough.

Shepherds Hear About Jesus

 ⁸ That night, some shepherds were in the fields nearby watching their sheep.⁹ Then an angel of the Lord stood before them. The glory of the Lord was shining around them, and they became very frightened.¹⁰ The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I am bringing you good news that will be a great joy to all the people.¹¹ Today your Savior was born in the town of David. He is Christ, the Lord.¹² This is how you will know him: You will find a baby wrapped in pieces of cloth and lying in a feeding box."

 ¹³ Then a very large group of angels from heaven joined the first angel, praising God and saying:
 ¹⁴ "Give glory to God in heaven,
       and on earth let there be peace among the people who please God."^[c]

 ¹⁵ When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let's go to Bethlehem. Let's see this thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about."

 ¹⁶ So the shepherds went quickly and found Mary and Joseph and the baby, who was lying in a feeding trough. ¹⁷ When they had seen him, they told what the angels had said about this child.¹⁸ Everyone was amazed at what the shepherds said to them.¹⁹ But Mary treasured these things and continued to think about them.²⁰ Then the shepherds went back to their sheep, praising God and thanking him for everything they had seen and heard. It had been just as the angel had told them.

This is my favorite Christmas Song!

Galatians 4:4-5

New Century Version (NCV)

⁴ But when the right time came, God sent his Son who was born of a woman and lived under the law.⁵ God did this so he could buy freedom for those who were under the law and so we could become his children.